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getprotobyname() gives the protocol number for the given protocol name on the local system.If the protocol is not recognized, then the function returns -1.The given code snippet gives the list of protocols along with their protocol numbers<?$arr=array("ip","icmp","ggp","tcp","egp","pup","udp","hmp","xns-idp","rdp","rvd" );//Reads the names of protocols into an array..for($i=0;$i<11;$i++){$proname=$arr[$i];echo $proname .":", getprotobyname ($proname)."<br />";}